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Winners in Fla., Md. for $400M Mega Millions jackpot

Lottery officials say two Mega Millions lottery tickets purchased in Florida and Maryland matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night. The jackpot is the sixth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, with a lump-sum option of $224 million. (March 19)
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Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY 8:38 a.m. EDT March 19, 2014

The prize is the third largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.

The Mega Millions lotto logo. Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game run by a consortium of the following twelve states: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington and California.(Photo: None)

There were at least two winners in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing for $400 million, the lottery organization tweeted early Wednesday morning.

The two winners in Florida in Maryland will split the huge prize, Mega Millions said in a tweet.

Florida lottery officials say their winning ticket was sold at a Sunoco convenience store in Merritt Island. A second winning ticket was bought in Charles County, WUSA-TV reported a Maryland lottery official announced Wednesday.

The jackpot is the third largest in U.S. lottery history.

There also are eight $1 million prize winners, according to Mega Millions — two each from Florida and New York and one each from California, Illinois, Maryland and Texas, the lottery organization reported.